Nothing But the Blood
Your Christian faith is a bloody faith, and that ought not make you fearful or scared or embarrassed.
God in the Arena
Sin, death, and Satan may have had more than a puncher's chance to beat us, but when God stepped into the ring, they should have admitted defeat and thrown in the towel.
What is the significance of the fact that all the disciples fell away?
EPISODE #56: Ted asks about what it means that Jesus’ disciples did as Jesus foretold and scattered, coming to the idea of ‘backsliding’ in our present day. Rod talks about whether the believer is hearing the Gospel preached to them FOR them, and was baptized, and is going to receive the Lord’s Supper, which is where we are absolved and…
Is it sacrilegious of me to go forward to Holy Communion if I’ve had a bad thought?
EPISODE #52: Ted asks about the idea that we need to cleanse ourselves and be ‘pure’ enough to approach the altar to receive Christ’s forgiveness. Rod talks about the truth of our sinful state and the reality of how we sinners come to Him for His gifts at His altar, and what good news there is for us to focus…
Why Have You Forsaken Me?
And because Jesus on the cross was sin in its entirety, God cannot look at him. He turns his face away, causing Jesus to cry out in utmost agony, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”